Abstract:
A method of aligning an object may include obtaining a first actual image of a first pattern on the object, setting the first actual image as a first reference image, obtaining a second actual image of a second pattern on the object, comparing the second actual image with the first reference image to obtain first relative position difference values of the second actual image with respect to the first reference image, and converting the first relative position difference values into first absolute position difference values with respect to a reference point on the object.
Abstract:
An exposure method may include: radiating a charged particle beam in an exposure system comprising a beam generator, radiating the beam, and main and auxiliary deflectors deflecting the beam to determine a position of a beam shot; determining whether a deflection distance from a first position of a latest radiated beam shot to a second position of a subsequent beam shot is within a first distance in a main field area of an exposure target area, the main field area having a size determined by the main deflector; setting a settling time according to the deflection distance so that a settling time of the subsequent beam shot is set to a constant minimum value, greater than zero, when the deflection distance from the first position to the second position is within the first distance; and deflecting the beam using the main deflector based on the set settling time.